ROSETTA-ORBITER VIRTIS: Calibrated Comet 67P Data from 2016-03-09 to 2016-04-06

The Rosetta spacecraft's VIRTIS instrument collected calibrated data in the vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. This volume covers the EXTENSION 1 MTP027 phase from March 9 to April 6, 2016, and represents version 2.0 of the dataset, which supersedes an earlier release. The data was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Use Cases

• Analyzing the surface composition and thermal properties of comet 67P based on calibrated spectral data.
• Studying temporal changes in cometary activity during a specific orbital phase.
• Validating and comparing results against earlier versions (V1.0) of this instrument dataset.
• Modeling comet nucleus properties using remote sensing observations from a spacecraft.

Strengths

• Data is calibrated, indicating a processed state suitable for scientific analysis.
• Dataset is versioned (V2.0) and supersedes an earlier release (V1.0), suggesting iterative quality improvements.
• Covers a defined observation period from 2016-03-09 to 2016-04-06.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal and instrumental bias inherent to the specific spacecraft mission phase.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the VIRTIS instrument onboard the Rosetta spacecraft.

Time Range

2016-03-09 to 2016-04-06

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:34:12.177249; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vicinity of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.